A little farmhouse just for us

The Longshen region of China is where, hundreds of years ago, the Chinese created miles upon miles of terraced rice fields. By “terraced”, we mean that the surrounding mountains have been notched out to look like giant staircases. Each “stair” holds rice and lots of water during the rainy season. In the middle of the rice fields, there are dozens of little villages, accessible only by the network of stone staircases that have been built throughout the area. This is where we stayed the night - in a little inn (there are at least 1 or 2 in every village). The inns and houses in the villages were all these huge and intricate 3-story structures…animals on level one, living spaces on level two, and bedrooms on level three.

PICTURES OF LONGSHEN